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View Poll Results: How many times has your true favorite team won a championship? | |||
Never | 33 | 21.57% | |
Once | 29 | 18.95% | |
Two to five times | 60 | 39.22% | |
Six to ten times | 25 | 16.34% | |
More than I can remember! | 6 | 3.92% | |
Voters: 153. You may not vote on this poll |
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09-12-2006, 12:30 PM | #101 |
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Wow, this was an old thread and I posted in it like it was brand new. Always makes me feel like an idiot when I do that. No more so than being a lifelong Saints fan, but still.
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09-12-2006, 02:21 PM | #102 |
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The Giants' chances are looking awful grim. We're close to a wildcard berth, and we have the best Starting Pitching in the National League, though...if you can make the playoffs, anything could happen.
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09-12-2006, 09:34 PM | #103 |
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Bulls 91,92,93,96,97,98
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09-12-2006, 11:33 PM | #104 |
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6-10 times, sort of.
Philadelphia Wings - 6 (Had season tickets for eleven years and only one of those years they didn't make the championship) Phillies - 1 Flyers - 2 (though I didn't appreciate the wins as much as I would have if they happened 5 years later) Sixers - 1 Being a Philly fan is tough but I had no idea just how tough when I started getting into sports. At that point the Flyers were always in the playoffs and in the finals many times, the Sixers were always battling some great teams in the playoffs, the Phillies were on the run of division titles and a couple of WS appearances and the Eagles were in the Super Bowl - then things went sour and returned to "normal" for Philly sports. |
09-13-2006, 12:23 AM | #105 |
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Edmonton Oilers - 84, 85, 87, 88, and 90
A's - 89 (the only one I've been alive for) Eagles - never The last couple of years have been pretty exciting and heart-breaking, all at the same time. Most recently, the Oilers run last season was insane, especially since I live in Edmonton...the whole city was so Oilers' crazy that you couldn't drive by a corner and not see an Oilers' logo displayed in some way or fashion...and to boot, my daughter was born the day of the triple overtime win against the Sharks that sparked the big run to only come up a period short. For a while there, when people asked how old she was I would say that she was 4 or 5 Oiler wins old...LOL!!! The year before was the Eagles' first SB appearance since I've been a fan (started following the Eagles and the NFL after seeing an NFL Films show about Cunningham) and it was so hard to watch them lose knowing that getting back to that game would be damn near impossible. And, well, the A's of the last 5 years or so have been great teams during the regular season...well, actually pretty much during August and September...but can never seem to put it all together for the playoffs...when it matters most. So needless to say, I'm getting sick of the "happy to make the playoffs" crap...just win, BABY!!!! Last edited by johnnyshaka : 09-13-2006 at 12:36 AM. |
09-13-2006, 09:10 AM | #106 |
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09-13-2006, 09:22 AM | #107 |
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I'm glad to see this thread back because I missed Vince making reference to "William Van Launching Pad" before. I just saw it for the first time back on page 2 of this thread, and it cracked me up.
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09-13-2006, 10:03 AM | #108 |
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Bulls - 6
Bears - 1 Although I'm no longer an NBA/Bulls fan, I was a huge fan during the Jordan era (including the '80s when the team sucked). |
09-13-2006, 10:03 AM | #109 |
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Seeing this thread bumped reminds me I can add one to my tally:
NC State basketball--1974, 1983 Carolina Hurricanes--2006 |
11-11-2014, 03:28 PM | #110 | |
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My football Hoosiers (my favorite team in any sport) have me questioning why I even follow sports again. They will always suck. Anyone can see that. Yet, every season, here I am, watching and slipping further into depression. At least Peyton and the Colts won the Super Bowl once. So I now have one trophy on my mantle. Overall, sports fandom has been a real slog. |
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11-11-2014, 04:02 PM | #111 |
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In my viewing lifetime:
Green Bay Packers - 1996, 2010 Milwaukee Brewers - None Wisconsin Badgers Hockey - 1990, 2006 Chicago Blackhawks - 2010, 2013 2010 was a good year!
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11-11-2014, 04:24 PM | #112 |
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This was "team" singular, not plural...correct? That's how I read it. If this was intended to be your "true favorite teams" then I need to change my vote.
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11-11-2014, 04:24 PM | #113 |
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In my fandom lifetime, still just the White Sox in 2005, unless I count the Bulls during the Jordan years, which I'm not inclined to. I liked them a lot, but wasn't a fan in the truest sense of the word.
All the other teams I was or am a fan of, for however long a time, either won before I became a fan, or after I stopped being a fan.
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11-11-2014, 04:25 PM | #114 |
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It slowed down but still a great 15 years in Boston sports. 8 championships, one I got to see in person (Sox/Rockies in Denver), 4 other times in the final game/series. And my college team Syracuse has one basketball championship and 2 other final four trips. Much better than the 15 years before that (no championships between '86 Celtics and '01 Patriots.)
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11-11-2014, 04:26 PM | #115 |
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Colts '06
Redwings '97 '98 '02 '08
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11-11-2014, 04:41 PM | #116 |
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Since I started watching sports in the early 80s...
Miami Dolphins - 2 Superbowls, no wins. Miami Hurricanes - Titles in 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, and 2001. Boston Celtics - Titles in 1984, 1986, and 2008. Miami Hurricanes Basketball - LOL Atlanta Braves - Title in 1995 Miami Hurricanes Baseball - 1985, 1999, 2001
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11-11-2014, 04:41 PM | #117 |
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My very favorite team is Cuse basketball, so 1 title and 2 other final fours in my viewing time.
I am also a fan of the Yankees (5 rings) and NY Football Giants (4 Rings). So I can proudly wear 10 rings, one for each finger! I'm pretty spoiled.
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11-11-2014, 04:43 PM | #118 |
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Bengals, Flyers, West Ham, Royals.
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11-11-2014, 04:43 PM | #119 |
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Funny how 9 years changes things. I've become a hockey fan since the new ownership took over and I pay little to any attention to college sports. Updated ring count: 8 (6 Bulls, 2 Blackhawks)
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11-11-2014, 05:13 PM | #121 | |
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Wings: Updated for the 2008 Cup. Lions: Well, at least they made it to playoffs once since 2006. Michigan Football: Fuck are some of these threads old.
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11-11-2014, 05:31 PM | #122 |
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I got to vote on this thread twice. And I voted wrong both times.
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11-11-2014, 06:27 PM | #123 |
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Nine years ago I voted 'never' and it still applies. We did have the unexpected summers of 2010 and 2014, but I suppose Oranje doesn't fully fit for this particular topic, plus silver and bronze still doesn't equal gold. FC Utrecht remains to be a very unlikely championship team, despite that the big three have been beaten twice since the poll was posted, I don't see Utreg pulling that off anytime soon...
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11-11-2014, 06:36 PM | #124 |
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Dodgers - 1988
UCLA - 1995 Galaxy - 4 times Kings - 2012, 2014 Lakers - 5 titles I saw the Angels win a WS and I was a fan then, but no longer a fan Not to shabby |
11-11-2014, 06:42 PM | #125 |
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2 for the kings, 5 for the lakers
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11-11-2014, 06:43 PM | #126 |
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Not counting dodgers in 88 since I was 5 and don't remember it
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11-11-2014, 06:43 PM | #127 |
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In order of most important sport to me, to least
ASU football - none Suns - none Diamondbacks - 2001 ASU basketball - none AZ Cardinals - none in my lifetime Newcastle - none since I became a fan in 2006, although they won the Championship in 2009/10. I don't count that. Coyotes - none Most of these teams not only have never won in my lifetime, but never won period. |
11-11-2014, 06:44 PM | #128 |
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So is say that's pretty good given I only have four favorite teams. Plus almost only 3 since I'm not sure the raiders count as a pro franchise anymore
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11-11-2014, 06:49 PM | #129 |
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11-11-2014, 07:52 PM | #131 |
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Miami Dolphins fan since 1981. No championships since I started watching and have been mostly uncompetitive since Marino retired.
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11-11-2014, 10:03 PM | #132 |
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Rockets still have their 2 titles
Kansas basketball won in 2008 Royals got within 90 feet of tying Game 7 of the World Series - yeah, that one's a bit unexpected. Kansas's Orange Bowl isn't a National Title by any stretch but that might have been even more unexpected SI
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11-12-2014, 12:31 AM | #133 |
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I was four when the Reds won the WS. Pretty sure I wasn't really into it.
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11-12-2014, 06:39 AM | #134 |
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I was two months old when the Brewers came close to winning the World Series.
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11-12-2014, 08:12 AM | #135 |
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My teams have faired decently well: All numbers are in my sports viewing history
NFL (1): Colts - 2006 NCAA Basketball (1): Hoosiers - 1987 (too young to remember the others) NCAA Football (1): Irish - 1988/Hoosiers - 0 (Fan of both and since they seem to play in different universes I never have to worry about them meeting in a bowl game ) NBA (2): Rockets - 1994, 1995/Pacers - 0 (I grew up a Rockets fan because I was a big Olajuwon fan. I've always been a Pacer fan as well, though I did give up on the NBA for awhile after the Malice at the Palace. My favorite teams were the top two champions on the list. |
11-12-2014, 08:53 AM | #136 |
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11-12-2014, 09:47 AM | #137 |
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I've had some decent luck:
NFL- Steelers (2, 2006, '09), Saints (1, 2010) [although this is more of me being a Brees fan than a Saints fan] NCAA basketball- Duke (4, 1991, '92, '01, '10) NCAA football- Purdue (0) MLB- Pittsburgh Pirates (0) NHL- Pittsburgh Penguins (3, 1991, '92, '09) NBA- San Antonio Spurs (5, 1999, '03, '05, '07, '14) |
11-12-2014, 10:55 AM | #138 |
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05-02-2016, 05:21 PM | #139 |
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Leicester City 2015/16 . That makes it once every 132 years!
Jamie Vardy's having a
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